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Arctic charr

Salvelinus alpinus

58Records since 2000
DecemberPeak month
6Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb1
Mar1
Apr0
May2
Jun1
Jul3
Aug2
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec19

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England40
2Highland Scotland11
3Argyll and Bute Scotland1
4Shetland Islands —1
5Orkney Islands Scotland1
6Stirling Scotland1
41 England17 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
58
Peak month
December
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Salvelinus alpinus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
60
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Salmoniformes
Family
Salmonidae
Genus
Salvelinus
Name with authority
Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q421047 · GBIF 4284021